Pictured are two naloxone or Narcan kits designed to reverse the effects of heroin and other opiates. (Submitted)

GEORGETOWN — Six female inmates were administered Narcan and transported to the hospital after suspected drug overdoses while on a work crew Thursday afternoon.

The incident began at 2:45 p.m. when the Sussex Community Corrections Center inmates were discovered suffering from potential overdoses while doing community service, according to the Delaware Department of Correction. DOC medical and security staff applied treatment, along with arriving EMS.

The inmates were taken to an outside hospital for further evaluation, treated and released. The DOC said they were then transferred to Delores J. Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution in New Castle.

Authorities said charges are pending. The substance involved was not immediately known and Delaware State Police testing was underway, and the source of the drugs was under investigation.